City Park pool to be closed indefinitely

Sarah Martinez, 7, uses her underwater goggles as she takes advantage of the Free Swim Day held at the Mineral Palace Park pool in Pueblo Colo. on July, 16, 2014. (John Jaques,The Pueblo Chieftain)

Published: August 8, 2014;Last modified: August 8, 2014 09:48AM

The public pool at Pueblo City Park will be closed indefinitely due to a filter failure, Pueblo Parks and Recreation officials announced Friday.

Officials gave no timetable for the pool's re-opening.

The city park pool is the latest pool in the city to go offline. Last year, drainage issues claimed the Pueblo YMCA pool, forcing it to close. Coincidentally, Pueblo YMCA swimming lessons were moved to the City Park pool this summer.

Despite the closure of the City Park pool, several public pools are still available within the city.

The Mineral Palace pool on the North Side, the Mitchell Park pool on the East Side, and the Bessemer Park pool in Bessemer will all remain open until the summer season concludes Aug. 17.